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Mieke (given Name)
Mieke is a feminine given name and nickname of Dutch origin. Notable people with the given name include: Given name * Mieke de Boer (born 1980), Dutch darts player * Mieke Eerkens, Dutch-American writer * Mieke Offeciers (born 1952), Belgian businesswoman and former Belgian government minister * Mieke Pullen (1957–2003), Dutch long-distance runner * Mieke Sterk (born 1946) Dutch track and field athlete and politician * Mieke Suys (born 1968), Belgian athlete * Mieke Wijaya (born 1940), Indonesian actress Nickname * Mieke Andela-Baur (1923–2016), Dutch politician * Mieke Bal (born 1946), Dutch cultural theorist and video artist * Mieke Buchan, Australian television and radio presenter * Mieke Cabout (born 1986), Dutch water polo player * Mieke Jaapies (born 1943), Dutch sprint canoer * Mieke Vogels (born 1954), Flemish politician See also * Maria (given name) Maria is a feminine given name. It is given in many languages influenced by Latin Christianity. It has its o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mieke De Boer
Mieke de Boer (born 11 January 1980 in Maastricht, Limburg) is a former darts player from the Netherlands, who was nicknamed Bambie. Career In 2002 she won the Women's World Darts Trophy, beating Karin Krappen in the quarter-finals and then Francis Hoenselaar in the semi-finals before beating Crissy Manley in the final. She also won the British Open Ladies Singles the same year. A year later, de Boer was the youngest competitor at the BDO World Darts Championship in Frimley Green and reached the semi-finals, beating Linda Rogers-Pickett in the quarter-finals before her run was ended by Ladies World Champion Trina Gulliver. She returned to the Lakeside a year later but lost in the quarter-finals to Hoenselaar. Her last major tournament was the 2005 World Darts Trophy, losing in the quarter-finals to Karin Krappen. Since then, de Boer has not been successful in qualifying for any of the major tournaments. When not playing, de Boer also works as an analyst for Dutch television. Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mieke Eerkens
Mieke Eerkens is a Dutch-American writer. Her book, ''All Ships Follow Me''., was published by Picador (imprint) in 2019. Her work has been anthologized in W. W. Norton & Company’s ''Fakes'', edited by David Shields; ''Best Travel Writing 2011''; and Outpost 19’s ''A Book of Uncommon Prayer'', among others. She is a graduate of the University of Iowa’s MFA program in Nonfiction Writing. Early life and education Mieke Eerkens grew up in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California in a Dutch immigrant family. She is the middle child of three, and attended Palisades Charter High School. In 2001, she received a Bachelor’s degree in English, Creative Writing with a minor in Cinema Studies, at San Francisco State University. She received her MA in English Literature at Leiden University in 2003. In 2013, she earned an MFA at the University of Iowa’s Nonfiction Writing Program, where she studied under John D'Agata, Ethan Canin, and Geoff Dyer, among others. Career Eerkens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mieke Offeciers
Mieke Offeciers-Van De Wiele (born 12 August 1952 in Kruibeke) is a Belgian businesswoman. From 7 March 1992 to 5 September 1993, she was Belgium's Minister of Budget. Biography Mieke Offeciers has a law degree. She started her career at the engineering department of the VEV in 1975. Since 1986, she was head of the study department of the VEV, often lobbying against the shady financial flows between Flanders and Wallonia. From 7 March 1992 to 5 September 1993, she was Belgium's Minister of Budget for the CVP party. After a tenure of 18 months, she returned to work for the VEV as CEO, succeeding to René De Feyter. She left the VEV in June 2000 to work for KPMG. Since 2004, she has been working for Interel, a public affairs and strategic communications consulting firm. In 2004, she also set up a small business to renovate and furnish houses. In 2008, she received a remuneration as board member of Infrabel through a proxy company, bvba MVD Consulting. Other roles * Former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mieke Pullen
Mieke Pullen née ''Hombergen'' (14 July 1957 – 28 January 2003) was a Dutch long-distance runner who competed mainly in marathon races. She ran thirty races over the distance in her career, winning races in Eindhoven Marathon, Eindhoven, Amsterdam Marathon, Amsterdam, Enschede Marathon, Enschede and Singapore Marathon, Singapore. She was a four-time Dutch champion over the distance. She was killed in a traffic accident while training in Haaren, North Brabant, Haaren, aged 45. Career Pullen started her running career relatively late in life, beginning to take athletics (sport), athletics seriously at the age of thirty. In spite of this, she had become a top level runner by 1988, when she came third in the Zevenheuvelenloop race and made her marathon debut over at the Eindhoven Marathon, coming fifth. She was runner-up at the 1989 Westland Marathon and the year after she won her first Dutch national title at the Westland race. She had her first victory over the marathon distance in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mieke Sterk
Mieke Sterk (born 5 January 1946) is a retired track and field athlete and politician from the Netherlands. She was part of the Dutch 4×100 m relay team that finished in fourth place at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Individually, she failed to reach the final in the 200 m event. Two years later she won a bronze medal in the pentathlon at the 1970 Universiade and finished fifth in the 60 m hurdles at the European Indoor Championships. Her personal bests were 11.6 seconds in the 100 m (1968) and 23.5 seconds in the 200 m (1973). After retiring from athletics she became involved in politics and between 1994 and 1998 was a member of the Tweede Kamer of the Dutch House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c .... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mieke Suys
Mieke ("Mickey") Suys (born 15 February 1968 in Ghent) is an athlete from Belgium who competes in triathlon. Suys competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She did not finish the competition. Four years later, at the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ..., Suys competed again. Her time of 2:09:12.57 placed her twenty-second in the event. References Profile 1968 births Living people Belgian female triathletes Olympic triathletes of Belgium Triathletes at the 2000 Summer Olympics Triathletes at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Ghent {{Belgium-triathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mieke Wijaya
Mieke Wijaya (born Miecke Marie De Rijder; 17 March 1940 – 3 May 2022) was an Indonesian actress, model, and politician who won three Citra Awards. She was crowned the best female antagonist in Indonesian film industry along with Suzzanna and Ruth Pelupessy. Wijaya began her career as a teenager and soared to popularity by partaking a role in Usmar Ismail's commercially successful ''Tiga Dara'', her name became increasingly popular after starring in the soap opera ''Losmen'' in 1987. Biography Mieke Wijaya was born Miecke Marie De Rijder on 17 March 1940 in Bandung, Dutch East Indies to De Rijder. After graduating senior high school, she studied for some time at the National Theatre Academy of Indonesia in Jakarta. During this period she was active as a singer and actress; she had made her film debut in 1954 with ''Gagal''. In 1956 Wijaya rose to fame as one of the stars in Perfini's ''Tiga Dara''. The film, directed by Usmar Ismail, saw Mieke play Nana, one of three sisters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mieke Andela-Baur
Maria Agnes Henriëtte "Mieke" Andela-Baur (5 February 1923 – 2 January 2016) was a Dutch politician, she served as member of the House of Representatives for the Christian Democratic Appeal between 1976 and 1986. Before her time in the House she was active in the municipal politics of Franekeradeel and in the States of Friesland. Career Baur was born on 5 February 1923 in Nieuwenhagen. She followed her primary education in Nieuwenhagen and later attended the HBS in Roermond. Afterwards the attended the rural domestic science school in Posterholt until 1945. Baur married in 1948 and took up the name of her husband, who was a farmer. The couple had a total of ten children. Andela-Baur worked on the farm and as a teacher at the domestic science school. Andela-Baur, a Roman Catholic, was chair of the Catholic Rural Wives until 1976. In 1948 she joined the Catholic People's Party. She ran for political office in 1970 and was elected to the States of Friesland and later the same y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mieke Bal
Maria Gertrudis "Mieke" Bal (born 14 March 1946 in Heemstede) is a Dutch cultural theorist, video artist, and Professor Emerita in Literary Theory at the University of Amsterdam. Previously she also was Academy Professor of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and co-founder of the Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis at the University of Amsterdam. Education and academic career Bal attended the University of Amsterdam, where she obtained a M.A. in French in 1969. She continued her postgraduate studies in Amsterdam under supervision of Professor Jan Kamerbeek, but due to the death of her supervisor in 1977 she was awarded her Ph.D. in French and Comparative Literature at Utrecht University. Bal was Professor of Semiotics and Women’s Studies at Utrecht University (1987–1991) and Chair of the Section of Comparative Literature as well as Susan B. Anthony Professor of Women’s Studies at the University of Rochester (1987–1991). She remained associated with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mieke Buchan
Mieke Buchan (pronounced ''me-ka'') is an Australian television and radio presenter, writer and producer, born in Brisbane (Australia). She has covered major events including: The Olympics, the US Open Tennis, 5 Super Bowls, Formula One, the Red Bull Air Race World Championship and the Oscars. She has worked for American and Australian television networks, including FOX Sport America, ESPN, SBS and Encore Movie Networks. Early life After growing up in the leafy northern suburbs of Sydney, Australia, she majored in Film and Television Production in her BA Communications degree at University of Technology, Sydney, and also competed in netball in the Australian University Games. Career 1999 Buchan became widely known in Australia for hosting the weekend edition of SBS One's ''Toyota World Sport'', as well as appearing on various other sports, travel and entertainment shows on Fox Sports, Network Ten (''Beauty and the Beast'') and the National Geographic Channel (Sports Sunday). Alo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mieke Cabout
Frederike Jacobie "Mieke" Cabout (born 30 March 1986 in Gouda) is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.Athlete biography: Mieke Cabout beijing2008.cn, ret: 16 August 2008. Cabout was part of the team that finished 10th at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in , Quebec, Canada. At the |
Mieke Jaapies
Marie ("Mieke") Jaapies (born 7 August 1943) is a Dutch sprint canoer. She competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics in 500 m singles and 500 m doubles. She won a silver medal in the singles in 1972 and finished in 6th-8th place in other three events. Jaapies also won two silver medals in the K-1 500 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, earning them in 1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ... and 1971. References * *Dutch Olympic Committee profile 1943 births Living people Dutch female canoeists Canoeists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in canoeing O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
